Take Back Beauty

We know women are capable of much more than being looked at. These are our strategies for taking back beauty and teaching girls and women everywhere how to be confident in their God-given loveliness. We are 26-year-old twins finishing up the last leg of our PhDs studying how women are...

{How-to} Train for a 5k or a Marathon

A few weeks ago I talked about the mental preparations necessary to train for a race. For those of you still on the New-Year’s-resolution bandwagon (or those who need a little motivation to get back on), here are some more practical training tips to get ready for your race so you can run and not be weary.

"SAD" in Winter?

Do you feel down (even depressed) in the winter? More down than others seem to feel? You may have Seasonal Affective Disorder - a real condition brought on by lack of sunlight. A recent Gallup Poll showed Hawaii is America’s happiest state. It is also the most southern state and has the most...

{Lifestyle} How to Be Healthy at Every Size

With the holidays approaching comes the promise of delicious food . . . and more stress than usual about weight. But focusing on health, not weight, at ANY size goes a long way to improving health and quality of life. The holidays are here and ‘tis the season for parties, family, food, and the...

Chest Pain: When to Worry

Few symptoms alarm patients more than undiagnosed chest pain. Many people equate a pain in the chest area as heart pain, but the causes are multiple and the associated symptoms varied. The following are some guidelines we use in helping us determine which body system is most likely the cause of...

Tips for the Emotional Eater

Emotional eating is a very serious condition frequently seen by physicians but not often discussed publicly. It may not get the research dollars like those spent on cancer, nor does it get the attention of heart disease, but it is every bit as serious. Kalene** was an attractive, faithful sister...

Veg Out

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. Even if you’re an omnivore, you can still join in on the festivities. Here are some ways to celebrate World Vegetarian Day on October 1: • Go vegetarian for a day! Instead of just abstaining from meat, try planning meals centered around other foods...

Young Women Lesson 38: Physical Health

This talk was directed to young men, but it has valuable principles for the young women, too.

The certainties of the gospel, the truth, once you understand it, will see you through these difficult times. Young men speak of the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the...

A New Epidemic—Vitamin D Deficiency

When it comes to national health, there seems to be a new kid on the epidemic block—vitamin D deficiency. Joining the ranks of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, this fledgling plague is easily prevented, but has catastrophic consequences when left unchecked. Vitamin D plays a crucial role...

A New Epidemic—Vitamin D Deficiency

When it comes to national health, there seems to be a new kid on the epidemic block—vitamin D deficiency. Joining the ranks of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, this fledgling plague is easily prevented, but has catastrophic consequences when left unchecked. Vitamin D plays a crucial role...

More than Melody

Everyone knows that music influences people—that it holds a special power all its own. But what are its "magical properties?" For years researchers have studied why and how music has such an enormous effect on people. Music has been found to boost athletic performance; soothe and heal injuries;...

Catching More ZZZs

Warm milk, late-night TV, moving to another room. Many of us have little strategies for dozing off when we’re having difficulty sleeping, but are there better strategies for entering la-la land? Just as there are few things more invigorating than waking up after a good night's sleep, there are few...

10 Natural Energy Boosters

You watch in amazement as your kids play, running from one thing to the next like the Energizer Bunny. Meanwhile, you're exhausted, and it's only 4 p.m. Read on to learn how to boost your energy with some simple remedies. 1. Jump out of bed in the morning. Instead of grudgingly throwing off the...